MPEG Streamclip

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Publisher's Description

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From Squared 5:
This application can play and convert selectable parts of QuickTime and AVI movies, MPEG-1/2/4 files and transport streams with MPEG/AC3/PCM audio into DV streams or QuickTime, AVI, MPEG-4/iPod movies using any video codec, with optional 2D-FIR professional scaling, motion-adaptive de-interlacing, and other pro options; all in YUV, with audio in perfect sync. It also performs fast conversions to muxed MPEG files and demuxed M2V, AIFF, MPA, AC3 files, for direct burning with DVD authoring applications. Version 1.2 adds a new option to insert a textual watermark, playback and download of YouTube MP4 videos, and support for AVI 2.0 movies.

What's new in this version:

Version 1.2 adds a new option to insert a textual watermark, playback and download of YouTube MP4 videos, and support for AVI 2.0 movies.

Works great and fast on my PC. Transcodes in real time (5min footage takes 5min to transcode) Does require a good bit of messing around to get settings right.I use with the Avid DNxHD codec and it converts the H2.64 into something VERY usable for video editing programs. Big/long files playback in realtime without having to 'render' them first in Sonyvegas/Premiere Pro. Philip Bloom (a professional director) himself uses this software although as he uses mac, he does not use the Avid codec.

I tried downloading different YouTube videos, but MPEG Streamclip always put over 20 videos in the queue, and failed to download any of them. I watched a tutorial on how to use this software, and it seemed pretty straightforward; I don't think I'm doing anything wrong!

Does exactly what it says it will. No fussing about. Installs in seconds. Appears to be very light on CPU. Very easy to use, don't need to read the instructions (apart from the READ ME FIRST file - you do need to read that!)

Cons

Didn't let me drag the file into it. Had to go via the menu. But not a problem. READ ME FIRST file says you need to have QuickTime or equivalent installed to run the program. But that is not a problem - most people have this.

Summary

No flashy graphics, upgrade offers, doesn't assume it knows what I want, doesn't eat my CPU. Just converts the file from what it is, to what I want it to be. Saves it where I want it to be saved. Nothing more. Nothing confusing. The best kind of software out there.

Great for merging and converting certain movie files to other formats. Basic cutting is very precise. Wide variety of compression types.

Cons

Can't import AVIs, although it can export them (figure that out). Lacks a lot of useful editing features. Doesn't fix the sizes for multiple clips with different resolutions. Only merges clips in alphabetical order, for some reason.

Summary

It's still too young. If you just want to snag some quick clips from your favorite podcasts, this is right up your alley. However, if you're looking for a potential alternative to Windows Movie Maker, move along.

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